Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-15


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TuECHESrERFIELD DELEGATE.
A Contest Probable Between Robert
son (Democrar and Herring
Repubiican.
Yesterday morning Mr.. I. V. Herring,
of Chesterfield county, who ran for the
House of Delegates, through his coun-
sci, Mr.. J. Samuel Parrish, applied to
Judge Beverley a. Hancock, of the
Chesterfield Circuit Court, for manda-
mus to compel the County Board Of
Canvassers to count the vote at Eylers
precinct. The board at its adjourned
meeting held Saturday decided TO throw
ont the vote of this precinct, which gave
102 votes for Il. NJ. Robertson aud 40
for Herring.
The grounds upon which The petition
for mandamus is based are that the
Board of Canvassers had no authority
TO refuse TO count the vote at the
above-named precinct that the duty
of the board is simply Of min
isterial character, and, therefore, 1t
had no right TO throw out the
vote OF any precinct upon iuformali-
ties or irregularities. The irrcgulanty
upon which the board threw out the re-
turns at Eyler's precinct, or rather re-
fused to count them, was that the poll
books were not sealed as srequired by Jaw.
Mr.. Herring contends that the statute
under which the Board of Canvassers
acted is merely directory, and therefore
does not vitiate the election.
Mr.. Hcrring's counsel also presented
a bill in chancery in which he prayed
for an injunction against the board to
prevent them from further proceeding
to canvass the returns Of that county,
and to prevent them from adjourning
except from day to day until this matter
is finally determined by the Judge of the
Circuit Court of Chesterfield.
Judge Hancock granted a mdndanlas
njsj, requiring the board to appear be-
fore the Circuit Court of Chesterfield on
the first day of the November term
which is to-dav-and show cause, If any
they can, why the returns at Eylers pre-
cinct should not be counted. He also
granted the petition for an injunction to
stop further proceedings on the part OF
the board until after the case is disposed
Of in his court, Mr.. Herring being re-
qured to give bond in the sum Of $780,
conditioned to pay any damages or eX-
penses the Board of CanvaSseTs or any
other person might incur by reason OF
granting the injunction.
PowHATAN's VOTE.
A telegram to the Dispatch OF Satur-
GAY gave Herring SG majority over Ro-
bertson, and, counting upon this basis,
throwing ont this vote would have elected
Robertson by majority of less than six.
The following abstract, furnished 10y
Deputy-Clerk p. =. Dabney, gives the
official vote of this county:
HUGUENOT DISTRICT.
Powhatan Station Precinct For
Senate-M. r. Lloyd, 43; George L.
Robertson, rs. For House,. V.
Herring, 43; Neverson Lewis, SO !;
Joseph Hobson, 81 !; b. NJ. Robertson, Is.
Sublctt's Tavern For Senate-M. r.
Lloyd, 14l George 4. Robertson, 80.
For House,. V. Herring, 40 Never
son Lewis. 40; Joseph Hobson, 92; b.
NJ. Robertson, 81.
SPENCER DISTRICT.
Pineville For Senate-M. r. Lloyd,
l51; George +. Robertson, 80; p. c.
Warwick, l. For House,. V. Herring,
III II. Lewis, 145 Joseph Hobson, 81 4;
b. NJ. Robertson, 46.
Pownatan Courthouse Precinct: For
Senate-M. r. Lloyd, 60; George Il.
Robertson, II. For House,. V.
Herring, 80 n. Lewis. 81 7; j. Hobson,
50 b. NJ. Robertson, II.
MACON DISTRICT.
Smith Cross Roads: For Senate-M
r. Lloyd, 153 George L. Robertson,
ll3: James J.. Petit, l. For House
|. V. Herring, l46 \. Lewis, 147 jo-
seph Hobson, 1876; b. NJ. Robertson,
10.
Ballsvile: For Scnate-M. r. Lloyd,
81; George +. Robertson, 1l2. For
House,. Y. Herring, 81 n. Lewis,
70 Joseph Hobson, III; B. NJ. Robert
son, Ill.
CONTEST PROBABLE.
From this it will be clearly seen that
should the Board of Canvassers be sus-
tanned in their action. and there is no
doubt that they will, the difference
would not be sufficient to elect Robert
son. There were also informalities
at other precincts, and if the vote at
these are thrown ont and the matter as
to which one is elected is thrown in
doubt there will in all probability be a
contest for this seat. Both parties wish
to obtain the certificate which is to he
given by the State Returning Board,
one desiring that the other may be
forced to make the contest.